Lately CNN.com wrote about Empire Avenue with the title “Play the nonscary Social Stock Market“. We thought about it here at Empire Avenue HQ and wondered about relative performance of Empire Avenue and thought we’d have a bit of fun! So how has Empire Avenue as a market performed at the same time as the [...]
Read more →It’s a big day for us here at Empire Avenue; today we add two new and very important mobile channels to our suite of social media connections, foursquare and Instagram. As well, we’re also very proud to announce that Empire Avenue has just finished closing a financing round for $1.2 million. Note that symbol is [...]
Read more →Last week we wrote that some of our upcoming changes to Empire Avenue would deal with Market Makers, Dividends and Earnings. We’d like to delve into this topic and give those interested some insights on changes over the next few weeks. Intro to Market Makers For those new to Empire Avenue, the Market Makers are [...]
Read more →It’s been a while since we’ve done a “State of Empire Avenue” blogs. Well, you’re going to have to wait for a full one, we’re so incredibly busy on so many multiple fronts that a comprehensive update would take a few pages. Community As promised in our previous update on Communities, we’ve released many changes. [...]
Read more →Hey folks! Big news today, as we have the launch of Branded Luxury Items and Achievements. Not only is Xbox on board, but even Big Train has stepped up with an item of their own! Find out more in the announcement below! What’s the deal? Empire Avenue, the Social Stock Market, has launched Branded Luxury [...]
Read more →In Canada and the USA over the next four days will be many barbecues, revelry and fireworks as each country celebrates there national identity. We here at Empire Avenue want to celebrate with you and so we’ve created two new achievements! Read the requirements as displayed and go unlock them and in so doing discover [...]
Read more →Life is a game. Game mechanics are nothing new; everyday we are surrounded by and participate in game mechanics: Driving in traffic, getting that perfect seat at the movie theatre, having a better lawn than your neighbor, the stock market (the real one) – all of these actions are a form of gaming, and all [...]
Read more →Hey Everyone! You know we’ve been growing and working hard on Empire Avenue, so we figured we’d best give you another update and a heads up on some upcoming developments. Empire Avenue continues to grow at a rapid pace, and we have to keep up! One of the the areas of the site that has [...]
Read more →Hey all, just a quick update here. Over the next few weeks we’ll be going through blog and RSS connections with an eye toward making sure the connections are properly categorized, and that all blogs fall within our current Blog Approval Guidelines. We have had reports of inconsistent upgrades, and will be looking to address [...]
Read more →Well then, this will be interesting. We’re going to be trying something new this coming Monday, June 13th. I’ve been invited to join the Social CMO in a chat on Twitter about Empire Avenue. For those unfamiliar, many groups hold public chats on Twitter using a hashtag in common. For example, in this case every [...]
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